The Brookhaven leader., 1887-12-01
MISSISSIPPI PRESS.
DIVERS OPINIONS ON CUR
RENT TOPICS TEIsSELE
EXPRESSED.
Pith and Point.

ko~CIUSKO STAR: Democratic gains
are reported from Iowa. What hurts
us about Iowa is that after every clcc-
ton the Democrats report gains, hut
somehow they never manage to elect
anybody.
MERIDIAN NEWS: The senator or
Congressman who solves the tariff
question satisfactorily in the ncNtCOn-
creSs will he in direct line for the
Presidency. VIII some one equal to
the emergency appear and battle for
the right?
RrrIEY SENTINEL: so far Colonel
Hamilton and his attorneys have been
batllcd in almost every move. The
law honestly and ably administered
is inmutahlc; and money, it seems,
added to official power is one time to
lose its force and effect.
NEW MI~>IsSIpriNN: The fact that
tn? colorcd member of the LcgiSla-
turc from Bolivar county has been
sentenced to the pcuitcutiary for life
i, warming which the other Lcgisla-
tors should heed and try to turn from
the paths of sin and iniquity.
NEW Mi~siS>IrrINN Now that
Rankin county has astoni>hcd every
body 10y sending negro To the Leg
islature. fears are Entertained that hy
and by she will even send up Col.
Frantz. though most of the people
think it has already reached il limit.
CuICKAs>w MESSENGER The New
York election settles the prctcntI"nS
of the Lincoln and Grant Republican
ticket for President. Mr.. Blaine may
he the nominee, but sherman stock Is
booming in Republican markets just
now. No difference who is nominal
ted liz the RAIDS. Grover Cleveland Will
succeed himself.
HATTIE>UURG COURIER: y good
deal of interest is felt just now, cS-
pecialIy among present incumhentS,
in the matter of rc-appointments
AMONG the Judiciary of the state.
We think that Coy. Lowry has made
good appointments hitherto. and
mieht safely let "wcll enough alone
LrLANp RECORD: If the Demo
cratic party is the only medium
through which the South is insured
home rule and an honest administra-
ton of public affairs, why don't it
have sense enough to protect itself by
rotation in office Why not puta plank
in the platform telling the men to
whom they give Office that two terms
is all they can hold
NATcIIEz BANNER: Our state eX-
CHANGES are CRYING out for a higher
and more uniform rate of valuation
of property. Mississippi is ranked as
one of the poorest States i'll the Mon,
because of the low valuation of prop
crty. BY raising the valuation, the
tcxeS would not be increased, while
the outside world would have bet
ter opinion of the wealth and resources
of the State.
wMES>ENGEC Gen. Catch
ings was forced to the humiliatlng
admission that his certificate of July
goth. 1885. in behalf Of the Pcnitcntia
~ ring is false, and in order to shield
himself from the dircful consequent
ccS, he confessed he did not write it or
sirn it, but authorized friend in
to do so. We always thought
there was a wonderful oneness about
those certificates and it is now tolera-
bly, certain that all of them had Il
Hamiltonian caste.
VICKsBURG Posi-: The vote OF New
York places the denomination OF Mi.
Cleveland beyond all doubt, though it
was pretty certain before. This old
problem will again be presented-l53
votes from the South, and New York,
New Jersey and Connecticut. And we
Of the South can in the meantime en-
10Y ourselves discussing the Southern
statesman who would best grace the
second place on that ticket. There is
no rcaScn in the world why the South
should not have full share OF the
honors while they are going.
VICKsBuRG Posi-: The power OF
appointing Judges should he taken
away from the Governor of this State,
no matter who fills the Executive of
fee. There is strong and growing
sentiment land there are good reasons
for it) in favor of election of Judges
bv the people. If it be deemed mad
visable to have the Judges elected di-
rect by the people, n plan might be
arranged to have them elected by the
Legislature, but the Governor ought
not to have any hand in their selec-
ton if the latter plan should be adop-
ted. Elections by the people will
probably prove most acceptable.